Hurghada

H4U1R1G2H4A1D2A1
/həɹˈɡæ.də//həɹˈɡɑː.də/

proper noun

A touristic seaside city in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

Origin

  1. Egyptian Arabicالْغَرْدَقَة
  2. EnglishHurghada

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic الْغَرْدَقَة.

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Translations

Arabic الْغَرْدَقَة
  • الْغَرْدَقَة (al-ḡardaqa)city in Egypt
French Hurghada, Hourghada
  • Hurghadacity in Egypt
  • Hourghadacity in Egypt
Hindi हर्गाडा
  • हर्गाडा (hargāḍā)city in Egypt
Japanese フルガダ
  • フルガダ (furugada)city in Egypt
Polish Hurghada
  • Hurghadacity in Egypt
Russian Ху́ргада, Эль-Гу́рдака
  • Ху́ргада (Xúrgada)city in Egypt
  • Эль-Гу́рдака (Elʹ-Gúrdaka)city in Egypt
Spanish Hurgada
  • Hurgadacity in Egypt
Ukrainian Хурга́да
  • Хурга́да (Xurháda)city in Egypt

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APA

Hurghada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurghada

MLA

“Hurghada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurghada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hurghada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hurghada.

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